Q.1

For a given dry bulb temperature, as the relative humidity __________ the wet bulb temperature will increase.

  • increases
  • decreases
Q.2

The pressure at the outlet of a refrigerant compressor is called

  • suction pressure
  • discharge pressure
  • critical pressure
  • back pressure
Q.3

The total pressure exerted by the mixture of air and water vapour is equal to the sum of pressures which each constituent would exert, if it occupied the same space by itself. This statement is called

  • Kinetic theory of gases
  • Newton's law of gases
  • Dalton's law of partial pressures
  • Avogadro's hypothesis
Q.4

The inclined and non-uniformly spaced straight lines on a psychrometric chart indicates wet bulb temperature.

  • Agree
  • Disagree
Q.5

The drier in a refrigeration system removes moisture in the system.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.6

The air cooling system mostly used in transport type aircrafts is

  • simple air cooling system
  • simple evaporative air cooling system
  • boot-strap air cooling system
  • all of these
Q.7

The lowest thermal diffusivity is of

  • iron
  • lead
  • aluminium
  • rubber
Q.8

A simple air cooling system is good for __________ flight speeds.

  • low
  • high
Q.9

The critical thickness of insulation is the ratio of thermal conductivity of the insulating material (k) to the heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface of the insulation (h0).

  • True
  • False
Q.10

A low wet bulb temperature indicates very __________ humidity.

  • low
  • high
Q.11

The highest temperature during the cycle in a vapour compression system occurs after evaporation.

  • True
  • False
Q.12

The heat transfer by conduction through a thick cylinder(Q) is given by (where T1 = Higher temperature, T2 = Lower temperature, r1 = Inside radius, r2 = Outside radius, l = Length of cylinder, and k = Thermal conductivity)

Q.13

The ratio of actual mass of water vapour in a given volume of moist air to the mass of water vapour in the same volume of saturated air at the same temperature and pressure, is called

  • humidity ratio
  • relative humidity
  • absolute humidity
  • degree of saturation
Q.14

The mass of water vapour present in 1 kg of dry air, is called humidity ratio.

  • True
  • False
Q.15

The final relative humidity of the air during cooling and dehumidification is generally __________ than that of entering air.

  • lower
  • higher
Q.16

Air refrigerator works on

  • reversed Carnot cycle
  • Bell Coleman cycle
  • both (a) and ib)
  • none of these
Q.17

Dry bulb temperature is the temperature of air recorded by a thermometer, when

  • it is not affected by the moisture present in the air
  • its bulb is surrounded by a wet cloth exposed to the air
  • the moisture present in it begins to condense
  • none of the above
Q.18

The wet bulb depression indicates __________ humidity of the air.

  • absolute
  • relative
  • specific
Q.19

The transfer of heat by molecular collision is smallest in

  • solids
  • liquids
  • gases
  • none of these
Q.20

During dehumidification process, the relative humidity

  • remains constant
  • increases
  • decreases
Q.21

In a vapour compression refrigeration system, a throttle valve is used in place of an expander because

  • it considerably reduces mass of the system
  • it improves the C.O.P., as the condenser is small
  • the positive work in isentropic expansion of liquid is very small
  • it leads to significant cost reduction
Q.22

R-is generally preferred over R-in deep freezers since

  • it has low operating pressures
  • it gives higher coefficient of performance
  • it is miscible with oil over large range of temperatures
  • all of the above
Q.23

The emissivity of a polished silver body is __________ as compared to black body.

  • same
  • low
  • very low
  • high
Q.24

The reciprocating refrigerant compressors are very suitable for

  • small displacements and low condensing pressures
  • large displacements and high condensing pressures
  • small displacements and high condensing pressures
  • large displacements and low condensing pressures
Q.25

In a spray washing system, if the temperature of water is higher than the dry bulb temperature of entering air, then the air is

  • heated and dehumidified
  • heated and humidified
  • cooled and humidified
  • cooled and dehumidified
Q.26

The refrigerant widely used in domestic refrigerators is

  • ammonia
  • carbon dioxide
  • sulphur dioxide
  • R-12
Q.27

The critical temperature is the temperature

  • below which a gas does not obey gas laws
  • above which a gas may explode
  • below which a gas is always liquified
  • above which a gas will never liquified
Q.28

The space between the two walls of a thermos flask is evacuated because vacuum is a __________ conductor of heat.

  • good
  • bad
Q.29

The critical temperature is the temperature

  • below which a gas does not obey gas laws
  • above which a gas may explode
  • below which a gas is always liquified
  • above which a gas will never liquified
Q.30

The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is

  • W/m2K
  • W/m2
  • W/mK
  • W/m
0 h : 0 m : 1 s